Supreme Court
Decision Information
Summary: Accused found guilty of three counts of sexual assault - History of alcohol abuse - Accused had been sexually assaulted as a child - Criminal record including related offences - Accused had taken courses to deal with his problems while imprisoned for other convictions - Five months spent in remand before trial. Court considered the Accused's own difficult history and his attempts to address his problems - Acknowledged that while the Accused was taking some of the right steps, still had to weigh that against his long history of similar offences.
Decision: Sentence determined - Count 1: 6 months imprisonment ; Count 2: 6 months consecutive ; Count 3: 6 months consecutive ; 3 year probationary period
Subjects: Criminal law - Sexual offences - Sexual assault